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baris

/ˈbæɹɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
baris
IPA
/ˈbæɹɪs/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt, powered either by sail, or by being towed by a downstream raft driven by the current, while dragging a stone anchor to keep the course steady.

noun

plural of bari

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare), from Demotic Egyptian br, from Egyptian bꜣjr b-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1 Doublet of barge, bark and barque.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, br, bꜣjr b-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1

Inflected Forms

barises (plural)

Rhymes With

safaris saris armendariz paris harris aris clarice orbicularis auricularis

Questions

How do you pronounce baris?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæɹɪs/.
What does baris mean?
A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt, powered either by sail, or by being towed by a downstream raft driven by the current, while dragging a stone anchor to keep the course steady.
Where does baris come from?
It is traced to Coptic.

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